What happened
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07/27/2010 Aircraft diverted to crw due to smoke in aft cabin with aft lav. Smoke detector going off. Emergency delcared / aircraft performed overweight landing without incident (need overwt. Inspection). Once on ground smoke appeared to be disipating - emergency evac was not necessary. ARFF responded and the aircraft taxied to the ramp without incident. Samc debriefed flight crew. Appears the source of the smoke is oil from the APU. Currently in process of setting up efs from iad. This item has history. Per samc - mx to perform the following: 1. Troubleshoot #1 engine (esn 716600) for oil smell in cabin. (LM5448)2. Troubleshoot #2 engine (esn 726649) for oil smell in cabin. (LM5449)3. Accomplish cabin check mm 05-51-56 and inspect all galley equipment. (LM5446)4. Remove and replace APU (s/n 60221) due to continued reports of oil smell in cabin before next revenue flight. (LM5445) update: 7/29/10 - crw performed overweight landing insp. Per MM05-51-35-201 no defects noted. Aircraft completed type ii ferry flt. To ord for APU replacement due to oil leaking into APU bleed ducts. Ordmm removed and replaced APU per mm 49-11-01.update: 7/30/10 - per seq. #3522018 - APU burnout and egnine burnout of pneumatic system performed per mm 21-00-01. Filters replaced / no apparent oil smell present. This office will continue to monitor the mx performed for this event and update accordingly. (Awaiting revenue flight).
As the FAA filed it
07/27/2010 AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO CRW DUE TO SMOKE IN AFT CABIN WITH AFT LAV. SMOKE DETECTOR GOING OFF. EMERGENCY DELCARED / AIRCRAFT PERFORMED OVERWEIGHT LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT (NEED OVERWT. INSPECTION). ONCE ON GROUND SMOKE APPEARED TO BE DISIPATING - EMERGENCY EVAC WAS NOT NECESSARY. ARFF RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. SAMC DEBRIEFED FLIGHT CREW. APPEARS THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE IS OIL FROM THE APU. CURRENTLY IN PROCESS OF SETTING UP EFS FROM IAD. THIS ITEM HAS HISTORY. PER SAMC - MX TO PERFORM THE FOLLOWING: 1. TROUBLESHOOT #1 ENGINE (ESN 716600) FOR OIL SMELL IN CABIN. (LM5448)2. TROUBLESHOOT #2 ENGINE (ESN 726649) FOR OIL SMELL IN CABIN. (LM5449)3. ACCOMPLISH CABIN CHECK MM 05-51-56 AND INSPECT ALL GALLEY EQUIPMENT. (LM5446)4. REMOVE AND REPLACE APU (S/N 60221) DUE TO CONTINUED REPORTS OF OIL SMELL IN CABIN BEFORE NEXT REVENUE FLIGHT. (LM5445) UPDATE: 7/29/10 - CRW PERFORMED OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSP. PER MM05-51-35-201 NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT COMPLETED TYPE II FERRY FLT. TO ORD FOR APU REPLACEMENT DUE TO OIL LEAKING INTO APU BLEED DUCTS. ORDMM REMOVED AND REPLACED APU PER MM 49-11-01.UPDATE: 7/30/10 - PER SEQ. #3522018 - APU BURNOUT AND EGNINE BURNOUT OF PNEUMATIC SYSTEM PERFORMED PER MM 21-00-01. FILTERS REPLACED / NO APPARENT OIL SMELL PRESENT.THIS OFFICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE MX PERFORMED FOR THIS EVENT AND UPDATE ACCORDINGLY. (AWAITING REVENUE FLIGHT).